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Clean Water Matching Grant with Tamale, Ghana Rotary Club

Clean Water Matching Grant with Tamale, Ghana Rotary Club. District 7570 Matching Grant Rocky Mount Rotary Club Walter K Hughes, Jr. Matching Grant Objectives. Provide Clean, Safe Water to as Many People and Communities in Northern Region of Ghana as Possible

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Clean Water Matching Grant with Tamale, Ghana Rotary Club

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  1. Clean Water Matching Grantwith Tamale, Ghana Rotary Club District 7570 Matching Grant Rocky Mount Rotary Club Walter K Hughes, Jr.

  2. Matching Grant Objectives • Provide Clean, Safe Water to as Many People and Communities in Northern Region of Ghana as Possible • Reduce Guinea Worm Infestations in Communities Served • Reduce Blindness Caused by Trachoma and River Blindness • Improve Health with Safe Water

  3. Matching Grant Timeline • 2004: How do you dig a well in Africa? • 2005: Speak in Stuart, VA. Bruce Griffith states that several Rotary Clubs care about clean water. • 2006: Sister Relationship Started with Roanoke and Tamale • Sept. 2006 Dr. Wink Weaver goes to Tamale • Realize Wells are Costly and Not Always Clean

  4. Matching Grant Timeline • Dec. 2006 Get Some Feedback with Tamale • Make a lot of contacts in US & Ghana • Jan. 2007 Thanks, but No Thanks • Feb. 2007 Trip to Tamale to Build Bridges and to show that we care. Learned A Lot. • Mar. 2007 Grant is Completed

  5. Grant Changed As Learning Grew • Initially Grant Was A Well Project • Learned About Purifier Over Lunch in Richmond in late 2006 • Flew to Louisville, KY to Get Trained • Gathered Facts in Ghana • Gathered Costs for More Options • Streamlined Grant At Last Minute

  6. Three Solutions for Matching GrantIn Northern Ghana, West Africa • Purify and Filter Water • Dig wells in West Mamprusi Villages • City Mechanized Water System

  7. Ghana Guinea Worm Epidemic inNorthern Region Has Highest Risk

  8. Savelugu is Ground Zero for Guinea Worm in the World

  9. Children Infected with Guinea Worm at Savelugu “Leper’s Colony”

  10. We Can Help with Guinea Worm Infection Rates in Savelugu

  11. Guinea Worm in Child’s Foot

  12. Purify and Filter Water • McGuire Water Purifier used to Clean Water • Use Common Salt to Chlorinate and Clean Water • Filtration will make Purification System more Effective and Reduce Guinea Worm • Information found at www.waterfortheworld.com

  13. People Drink this Water Now…

  14. We Cleaned This Green Water…

  15. Demonstrating Purifier in Tamale Rotarian Walter Hughes and Carter Center Kofi Blankson Set Up Demo

  16. This Chief Wants Clean Water!

  17. Dig Wells in the West Mamprusi District Need Exists for More Water Possible to Find Water in this District Wells will be Hand Dug Up to 50 Feet Use Local Assembly to Prioritize Well Sites Dig New Wells

  18. Existing Hand Dug Well in West Mamprusi District

  19. City Mechanized Water System • Many Small Towns and Cities Do Not Have A Reliable, Safe Source of Water • Transport Water from Dam or Borehole Closer to Population in Small Town • Eliminate Need to Get into Lake to get Water • Possible to Purify and Filter Water

  20. City Mechanized WaterSystem Has Five to 10 Faucets

  21. City Mechanized WaterTank and Solar Cell Solution

  22. Great Host Partner in Tamale Rotary Club • Strong Track Record with Clean Water Projects • Respected by Major Organizations for Ability to Make Difference in Northern Ghana • Implemented Large Number of Matching Grants and 3-H Rotary Grants • Enthusiastic Leadership with Vision

  23. Partner Organizations for Grant • Ghana Guinea Worm Eradication Programme is Key Cooperating Partner. It includes: • Jimmy Carter Center • Ghana Health Services • UNICEF • World Health Organization (WHO) • New Energy NGO • District Water & Sanitation Team in the District Assemblies • Community Water & Sanitation Committee will Maintain and Operate Clean Water Solution

  24. Thanks for Your Support Questions? Ask Walter Hughes, Jr. Call 1-540-493-4715 Email: WHughes@aol.com

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